Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Ecuador
1,785 current US$ per person
in 2025
Nicaragua
1,774 current US$ per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
130th
Nicaragua rank
131st

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Ecuador
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1,785 current US$ per person against 1,774 current US$ per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 11 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Ecuador ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 131st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 30.78 current US$ per person 66.48 current US$ per person 35.7 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1970s 112.74 current US$ per person 150.86 current US$ per person 38.12 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 210.39 current US$ per person 231.81 current US$ per person 21.43 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 298.86 current US$ per person 232.03 current US$ per person 66.83 current US$ per person Ecuador
2000s 718.76 current US$ per person 537.84 current US$ per person 180.92 current US$ per person Ecuador
2010s 1,421 current US$ per person 1,084 current US$ per person 336.43 current US$ per person Ecuador
2020s 1,576 current US$ per person 1,534 current US$ per person 42.31 current US$ per person Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
Ecuador, at 1,785 current US$ per person against 1,774 current US$ per person in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
11 current US$ per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Ecuador ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 131st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.